FISDAP Trauma EMT Exam Questions &
Answers
28 yo PT driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet.
Supine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min.
ANOTHER most appropriate action? - CORRECT ANSWER-Jaw thrust without head tilt
M fell while water skiing. Unconsciouse. Suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER-Head and
spine injury
Appropriate care for amputated extremity? - CORRECT ANSWER-Wrap in dry gauze,
seal in plastic bag, and place in cool water
28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet.
Supine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Control bleeding
18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity and swelling; pedal pulse
present. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Apply board splint in position found
53 yo F hit by car. Unresponsive w/ deformity to the left femur and pelvic instability.
Diminished lung sounds on L side. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Immobilize long
backboard
28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool, diaphoretic and responsive to
verbal. R 38 and shallow with paradoxical movement. What should you do? -
CORRECT ANSWER-02 with positive pressure ventilations
What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Basilar
skull fracture
30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner applies direct pressure. You
should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Tourniqet
, Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to name only and has
difficulty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28 and shallow. 90% SP02. You should? -
CORRECT ANSWER-BVM
81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which medication
should concern you the most? - CORRECT ANSWER-Coumadin
You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot wound to the chest. You
notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter. There is no radial pulse, you should?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Asses a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
a 45 year old male fell asleep outisde while doing yard work. His face and lower legs
are bright red with blisters and painful on examination. You should suspect - CORRECT
ANSWER-Both superficial and partial thickness burns
a 35 year old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The distal extremity
is pulsless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should - CORRECT ANSWER-
Realign the injured extremity
You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining of severe chest
and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. Skin is cool, pale, and moist. The
patient has a history of cardiac problems. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Rapidly
extricate onto a long spinal board and transport
47 male shot in back has cool and clammy skin with arm weakness. BP 130/90, P 76, R
24. You should suspect - CORRECT ANSWER-Spinal cord injury
Injury that is most likely to require routine assessment and transport - CORRECT
ANSWER-Deformed Wrist Injury
After securing pt on long board, you should immediately assess - CORRECT ANSWER-
PMS
23 yo soccer player was kicked in the chest. He is alert with rapid, shallow R and
complains of chest pain. Pale, cool, and wet. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Non
Rebreather
25 yo in R distress after being stabbed in the chest. Blood is bubbling from 2 cm
laceration to L chest wall. Lung sounds diminished on L side. You should? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Apply occlusive dressing
Early signs of decompensated shock? - CORRECT ANSWER-Low blood pressure
Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ is injured? - CORRECT ANSWER-Liver
Answers
28 yo PT driver motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet.
Supine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min.
ANOTHER most appropriate action? - CORRECT ANSWER-Jaw thrust without head tilt
M fell while water skiing. Unconsciouse. Suspect? - CORRECT ANSWER-Head and
spine injury
Appropriate care for amputated extremity? - CORRECT ANSWER-Wrap in dry gauze,
seal in plastic bag, and place in cool water
28 yo pt driving motorcycle traveling 45 mph hit parked car. Not wearing a helmet.
Supine with copious amount of blood around face. Gurgling and R 4 per min. Most
appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER-Control bleeding
18 yo M holding right shin after sports related injury. Deformity and swelling; pedal pulse
present. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Apply board splint in position found
53 yo F hit by car. Unresponsive w/ deformity to the left femur and pelvic instability.
Diminished lung sounds on L side. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Immobilize long
backboard
28 yo M, blunt trauma to R anterior chest. Pale, cool, diaphoretic and responsive to
verbal. R 38 and shallow with paradoxical movement. What should you do? -
CORRECT ANSWER-02 with positive pressure ventilations
What is the most likely cause of periorbital echymosis? - CORRECT ANSWER-Basilar
skull fracture
30 yo M shot in mid thigh. Bleeding continues after partner applies direct pressure. You
should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Tourniqet
, Pedestrian hit by car. Pale, cool, and diaphoretic. Oriented to name only and has
difficulty breathing. BP 80/40, P 120, R 28 and shallow. 90% SP02. You should? -
CORRECT ANSWER-BVM
81 yo F helthcare facility fell out of bed. Nurse suspects hip fracture. Which medication
should concern you the most? - CORRECT ANSWER-Coumadin
You are treating a patient with agonal respirations and gunshot wound to the chest. You
notice an open skull fracture leaking brain matter. There is no radial pulse, you should?
- CORRECT ANSWER-Asses a carotid pulse and assist ventilations
a 45 year old male fell asleep outisde while doing yard work. His face and lower legs
are bright red with blisters and painful on examination. You should suspect - CORRECT
ANSWER-Both superficial and partial thickness burns
a 35 year old patient has fallen and has a deformed right lower leg. The distal extremity
is pulsless and the skin is cool and cyanotic. You should - CORRECT ANSWER-
Realign the injured extremity
You arrive on scene of a car crash. The driver is alert and complaining of severe chest
and abdominal pain. His radial is weak and rapid. Skin is cool, pale, and moist. The
patient has a history of cardiac problems. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Rapidly
extricate onto a long spinal board and transport
47 male shot in back has cool and clammy skin with arm weakness. BP 130/90, P 76, R
24. You should suspect - CORRECT ANSWER-Spinal cord injury
Injury that is most likely to require routine assessment and transport - CORRECT
ANSWER-Deformed Wrist Injury
After securing pt on long board, you should immediately assess - CORRECT ANSWER-
PMS
23 yo soccer player was kicked in the chest. He is alert with rapid, shallow R and
complains of chest pain. Pale, cool, and wet. You should? - CORRECT ANSWER-Non
Rebreather
25 yo in R distress after being stabbed in the chest. Blood is bubbling from 2 cm
laceration to L chest wall. Lung sounds diminished on L side. You should? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Apply occlusive dressing
Early signs of decompensated shock? - CORRECT ANSWER-Low blood pressure
Pt stabbed in RUQ. What organ is injured? - CORRECT ANSWER-Liver
